H.Res. 417 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that President Barack Obama should immediately work to reverse damaging and illegal actions taken by the Bush/Cheney Administration and collaborate with Congress to proactively prevent any further abuses of executive branch power.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2009-05-07
Latest action
2009-06-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Human rights
International law and treaties
Military facilities and property
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidential administrations
Caribbean area
Latin America
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Cuba
Evidence and witnesses
Detention of persons
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Federal officials
Due process and equal protection
Government information and archives
War and emergency powers
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Judicial review and appeals